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Wednesday, February 08, 2006

And some people thought Bono was crazy...

Some progressives wondered what the hell Bono thought he was doing, going to talk to corporate mega churches about global warming and global social justice. Personally, I didn't figure he would find fertile ground there. [oops, my mistake. It appears that his tour of mega-churches was to talk about the global AIDS pandemic at any rate, the point stands; it appears that at least SOME mega church pastors and congregations are open to messages that are challenging to their faiths]

Of course, Bono has always had some weird associations. Anyone remember his little world tour with "W"'s Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill?

He doesn't appear to mind risking something being a waste of his time...and I guess it pays off.

The link goes to the Electroninc New York Times it requires free registration to see the article, but the gist of it is summed up in the title and first paragraph:

Evangelical Leaders Join Global Warming Initiative

By LAURIE GOODSTEIN

Published: February 8, 2006

Despite opposition from some of their colleagues, 86 evangelical Christian leaders have decided to back a major initiative to fight global warming, saying "millions of people could die in this century because of climate change, most of them our poorest global neighbors."

So there you have it. Sometimes it pays to be a little bit crazy.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:17:07 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00) | Comments [1] | Political | Pop Culture | Those Wacky Fundies

Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:43:53 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)

Yes Bono can be a little crazy...

But people also tend to forget that he does practice his own version of Chritianity. In other words he was brought up R.C., in the early days of U2 he and 2 other band members almost ended up in an border line Christian cult. Finally when asked about it in later interviews he admits to a strong belief in God and Christ.

References to such show up in the albums October and Boy...

O.K. I'm a minor U2 fan... and some random bits of data just stick in my aging brain, as opposed to usefull stuff.

Glad to see the outreach paid off as it were.

pcomeau

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